The Congress on Sunday claimed that more than 1,500 Indian students are left in a state of uncertainty in Iran and asked the Ministry of External Affairs to move beyond passive advisories to immediately establish a coordinated evacuation mechanism.

The Congress' assertion came after Indians in Iran were on Sunday asked not to panic, exercise due caution and maintain contact with the Embassy of India in Tehran through its social media accounts in view of the current situation in the country following the launch of strikes by Israel.

Congress' media and publicity department head Pawan Khera alleged that while Indian students in Iran are calling for help, the government remains largely unresponsive, even as missiles rain from the sky.